- Amid rising violence set off by a disputed election result in Kenya, at least 24 people had been killed as of Aug 13. (“Raila Odinga says election systems hacked,” BBC, Aug. 9, 2017; “Election chief says ‘hacking attempt did not succeed,” Al-Jazeera, Aug. 10, 2017; “US-style election skullduggery taints results,” Daily Beast, Aug. 12, 2017;“Kenya opposition leader defies pressure to concede defeat,” Reuters, Aug. 13, 2017)
- In mid-January, outgoing President Barack Obama ended the “wet foot, dry foot” policy that gave Cubans special status to legally immigrate to the United States if they reached American soil. “Cubans seeking status stuck in legal limbo,” USA Today, June 19, 2017; “More than 1300 Cuban migrants are being held in detentions,” Miami Herald, July 28, 2017)
- According to the Christian Science Monitor the closure of thousands of retail stores in malls and shopping centers is widespread across the U.S.“America’s stores are closing. Why isn’t that raising a jobs alarm,”Christian Science Monitor, Aug. 4, 2017; “Amazon’s job fair send a clear message: now hiring thousands,” New York Times, Aug. 2, 2017)
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